Terrifier is an American horror media franchise consisting of three movies. The franchise mainly focuses on Sienna Shaw, a young woman destined to defeat the enigmatic Art the Clown, a demonic serial killer that inhabits the fictitious Miles County, New York. Additionally, the series follows the Little Pale Girl, a sinister entity accompanying Art, and Victoria Heyes, a disfigured survivor struggling with her mental health who the Little Pale Girl possesses, becoming Art's accomplice.
Films[]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrifier | 2018 | |||
| Terrifier 2 | 2022 | |||
| Terrifier 3 | 2024 | |||
Future[]
Both Leone and Thornton have confirmed that a Terrifier 3 is planned, along with further installments that will slowly build on Art's background and motives. With the heroine of Terrifier (2018) having been driven insane, Terrifier 2's protagonist is set to be a franchise lead and return in future films and related media. Leone has also stated himself that he may have more than enough material for Terrifier 3 to warrant a Terrifier 4. In September 2024, Leone confirmed Terrifier 4 was in the works and confirmed in his social media that it would be the final film of the franchise in late January 2025.
Cast & Characters[]
| Characters | Terrifier | Terrifier 2 | Terrifier 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | |
| Art the Clown | |||
| Victoria Heyes | |||
| Sienna Shaw | |||
| Tara Heyes | |||
| Jonathan Shaw | |||
| Brooke Valdeon | |||
| Barbara Shaw | |||
| Gabbie Shaw | |||
| Jessica Shaw | |||
| Greg Shaw | |||
| Dawn Emerson | |||
| The Cat Lady | |||
| Mike the Exterminator | |||
| The Little Pale Girl / Emily Crane | |||
| Allie Thomas | |||
| Jeff | |||
| Mia Carpenter | |||
| Cole Deveraux | |||
| Michael Shaw | |||
| Monica Brown | |||
| Steve | |||
| Ramone | |||
| Will the Exterminator | |||
| Seth Bolton | |||
| Clown Cafe Host | |||
| Sean Henderson | |||
| Eric | |||
| Stephanie | |||
| Ms. Principe | |||
| Mr. Whalen | |||
| Ricky | |||
| Allie's Mother | Amy Russ | ||
| Travis Bryant | |||
| Adam Burke | |||
| Samantha Emerson | |||
| Juliet Thomas | |||
| Jennifer Thomas | |||
| Mark Thomas | |||
| Timmy Thomas | |||
| Officer Evans | |||
| Maurice Jackson | |||
| Dennis | |||
| Charles Johnson | |||
| Smokey | |||
| Eddie | |||
| Tom the Bus Driver | |||
Kill Count’s[]
Before the films[]
- Emily Crane - Murdered by Art the Clown.
- Michael Shaw - Electrocuted to death after accidentally driving his car into a transformer off-screen, mentioned.
Terrifier (2018)[]
- Steve - Decapitated by Art off-screen, head seen.
- Ramone - Stabbed in the eyes and mouth by Art.
- Dawn Emerson - Cut vertically in half by Art with a hacksaw.
- Tara Heyes - Shot twice in the head by Art.
- Unnamed Woman - Breasts and scalp ripped off by Art off-screen, body seen.
- Will - Stabbed in the head and then decapitated by Art with a machete.
- Mike - Skull crushed by Art with his foot.
- Art the Clown - Committed suicide by shooting himself through the mouth. Revived
- Total - 8
Terrifier 2 (2022)[]
- Seth Bolton (Coroner) - Throat slashed and repeatedly bashed in the skull by Art with a medical hammer, who then ripped out his eye and bashed his face in, before tearing his head in half.
- Unnamed Man - Stabbed in the top of the head by Art with a broken wooden pole off-screen, body seen.
- Possum - Disemboweled off-screen, body seen.
- Ricky - Stabbed in the eye with a broken beer bottle that was earlier smashed over his head, then stabbed once in the temple and three times in the neck until he was decapitated by Art with a meat cleaver.
- Allie - Eye sliced in half and scalp cut off with a pair of scissors, back ripped off after being repeatedly stabbed, had one of her arms broken and ripped off and the other ripped in half, and was sliced to death by Art after he poured bleach and salt into her wounds and kept her alive.
- Allie's Mother - Decapitated by Art off-screen, body seen.
- Barbara Shaw - Head blown off by Art with a sawed-off shotgun.
- Jeff - Stabbed nine times in the groin and penis ripped off by Art.
- Brooke - Face melted with hydrochloric acid and stabbed three times in the back, leg partially severed and stabbed seven times in the chest by Art with a wooden club with nails in it, before he ripped her torso open and eats her heart.
- Sienna Shaw - Stabbed in the stomach by Art with Sienna's father's sword. Revived.
- Art the Clown - Stabbed in the neck and throat sliced by Sienna with her father's sword, then repeatedly hacked in the neck until he was decapitated. Revived as a sentient head.
Dream Victims[]
- Unnamed Woman - Shot to death by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Woman - Shot to death by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Man - Shot to death by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Man - Shot to death by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Man - Shot to death by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Woman - Shot to death by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Man - Shot to death by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Woman - Shot repeatedly in the face by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Man - Shot to death by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Man - Shot to death by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Male Police Official - Shot in the head by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Woman - Shot repeatedly in the face by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Man - Shot repeatedly in the face by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Unnamed Woman - Shot in the skull by Art with a tommygun. Dream
- Guitar Women - Burned to death by Art with a flamethrower. Dream
- Unnamed Woman - Hand sliced off by Art. Dream
- Unnamed Woman - Burned to death by Art with a flamethrower. Dream
- Unnamed Kid - Died after eating switchblades. Dream
- Total - 29
Terrifier 3 (2024)[]
Before the film[]
- Smokey’s Wife - Died of an unknown cause.
Main Events[]
- Timmy Thomas - Mutilated with an axe by Art the Clown off-screen, body shown.
- Mark Thomas - Repeteadly stabbed in neck with an axe by Art the Clown.
- Jennifer Thomas - Hacked in back and stomach, arm chopped off and hacked in head with an axe by Art the Clown.
- Juliet Thomas - Killed and possibly eaten by Art the Clown.
- Officer Evans - Strangled and decapitated by Art the Clown, head shown.
- Unnamed Nurse - Killed by Victoria Hayes off-screen, body shown.
- Adam Burke - Jaw and face ripped off by Victoria Hayes and Art the Clown. Shared kill.
- Unnamed Art the Clown Cosplayer - Killed by Art the Clown off-screen, clothes shown.
- Maurice Jackson - Stabbed in neck by Victoria Hayes with a glass shard.
- Dennis - Stabbed in hand with a large nail, fingers eaten, scalp cut in half with a box cutter and head degloved by Art the Clown.
- Rat - Froze to death with hydrogen and repeteadly smashed against a table by Art the Clown.
- Eddie - Shot in neck by Art the Clown with a gun.
- Smokey - Shot in head by Art the Clown with a gun.
- Charles Johnson (Santa Claus) - Limbs frozen with hydrogen and repeteadly bashed in, face frozen with hydrogen and bashed to death with a hammer by Art the Clown.
- Corey - Killed in a explosion made with an explosive present by Art the Clown.
- Sarah's Mother - Head blown apart in an explosion caused by Art the Clown with an explosive present.
- Unnamed Person - Burned to death in an explosion made with an explosive present by Art the Clown.
- Unnamed Person - Burned to death in an explosion made with an explosive present by Art the Clown.
- Unnamed Person - Burned to death in an explosion made with an explosive present by Art the Clown.
- Mia Carpenter - Breasts, hip, and arms sliced, face cut open and later sawed in half horizontally through the waist with a chainsaw by Art the Clown.
- Cole Deveraux - Right hand partially severed, left fingers sawed off, lower half of left leg sawed at and later pulled off, left arm sawed off at the bicep, head partially cut in half horizontally, body and genetalia cut in half vertically following anal penetration via chainsaw by Art the Clown.
- Jonathan Shaw - Killed by Art the Clown off-screen, skull shown.
- Greg - Decapitated and gutted off-screen by Art the Clown, body shown.
- Jessica Shaw - Plastic tube shoved in throat with a hammer, rats put inside and throat slit with a kitchen knife by Art the Clown and Victoria Hayes. Shared kill.
- Rat - Stomped until been crushed by Art the Clown with his foot.
- Rat - Stomped until been crushed by Art the Clown with his foot.
- Victoria Heyes - Sword thrown into her heart, stabbed in mouth and decapitated by Sienna Shaw using her father's sword.
- Total - 26
Reception[]
Critical and Public response[]
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| Terrifier | 62% (26 reviews) | TBA |
| Terrifier 2 | 86% (81 reviews) | 59% (8 reviews) |
| Terrifier 3 | 78% (120 reviews) | 61% (18 reviews) |
Box Office’s performance[]
| Film | U.S. release date | Box office gross | Budget | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. and Canada | Other territories | Worldwide | |||
| Terrifier | March 15, 2018 | $339,946 | $78,366 | $418,312 | $35,000 |
| Terrifier 2 | October 6, 2022 | $10,962,499 | $4,777,504 | $15,740,003 | $250,000 |
| Terrifier 3 | October 11, 2024 | $53,981,071 | $35,783,648 | $89,764,719 | $2 million |
Home Media[]
Terrifier was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Dread Central on March 27, 2018. The release features audio commentary from Damien Leone and David H. Thornton, behind-the-scenes footage, an interview with star Jenna Kanell, deleted scenes, collectible reversible cover art, and several other bonus features.
Terrifier 2 is available to stream on Screambox. The film was released on a digital format on November 11, 2022. It was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K on December 27, 2022. On June 25, 2024, a VHS version of the film was released by Witter Entertainment through Walmart.
Terrifier 3 is set to be released on DVD, Blu-ray, 4K, and VHS on December 17, 2024. A limited edition 4K collectors box set is set to be exclusively available on Amazon in January 2025. The film will be available to stream on Screambox sometime in the future.
Other Media[]
Literature[]
An official three-volume graphic novel series adaptation of Terrifier, was released on June 21, 2021 by Damien Leone with illustrations by Steve McGinnis to commemorate the release of Terrifier 2. A novel adaptation of Terrifier 2 written by Tim Waggoner was released on October 8, 2024 to commemorate the release of Terrifier 3.
Television[]
David Howard Thornton reprised his role as Art the Clown in the Peacock series Bupkis. Starring Pete Davidson as a fictionalized version of himself, the segment featured the character in a comedic scenario. Leone was involved with filming the segment for the series.
Video games[]
In September 2024, Art the Clown appeared in Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III in an event called "The Haunting". In October 2024, a video game titled Terrifier: The ARTcade Game, a Side-scrolling Beat 'em up was announced and will release in 2025 on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.